The one they tout for China that I've not stumped up for myself in ExpressVPN, seems to get decent performance write-ups and is apparently fairly easy to use though perhaps not the most straightforward.

aaaaaand - I need a VPN that plays nice with my iPad, my Chromebook and my Android phone...
any ideas? I have been looking at Nord as most people who I know who use it love it, but are usually invested in one or two platforms only.

RE: Nord (from their how to config a Chromebook w/NordPN page - does this gubbins mean NORD and a chromebook is a no go as of 1st Dec?? cybershoteditortwo sheds

'The L2TP and PPTP protocols are becoming obsolete. Therefore, as of Dec. 1st, 2018, NordVPN will no longer support them. We recommend OpenVPN or IKEv2/IPSec.'

and

'Note: Newer Chrome OS versions may not be able to be configured to not use IPv6 addresses. We currently do not support IPv6, and thus, if you are using one of the newest Chrome OS versions on an IPv6 network, you may not be able to properly secure your Chromebook.'

Can someone explain in simple terms why I need a VPN? I haven't been using one for the last 15 years (except occasionally to access US/Canadian Netflix) and my computer hasn't blown up. Neither have I been hacked by Russian mobsters or had my bank accounts raided by cyber geeks.

Can someone explain in simple terms why I need a VPN? I haven't been using one for the last 15 years (except occasionally to access US/Canadian Netflix) and my computer hasn't blown up. Neither have I been hacked by Russian mobsters or had my bank accounts raided by cyber geeks.

What are the benefits?

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I'm a prolific torrent downloader, must be over 20Tb now, and feel that I've pushed my luck for long enough.

Can someone explain in simple terms why I need a VPN? I haven't been using one for the last 15 years (except occasionally to access US/Canadian Netflix) and my computer hasn't blown up. Neither have I been hacked by Russian mobsters or had my bank accounts raided by cyber geeks.

What are the benefits?

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"Can anyone explain why I need a thing that I've used because I had to to do a thing that was impossible without said thing"

"Can anyone explain why I need a thing that I've used because I had to to do a thing that was impossible without said thing"

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But that was a free add on that I've now discarded. I believe it's still sitting on a toolbar somewhere ready to be called into action at the click of a button but I've not summoned it for a couple of years, mainly because I've no idea why I would want to. Why are people paying for this? There must be other benefits, surely. What are they?

But that was a free add on that I've now discarded. I believe it's still sitting on a toolbar somewhere ready to be called into action at the click of a button but I've not summoned it for a couple of years, mainly because I've no idea why I would want to. Why are people paying for this? There must be other benefits, surely. What are they?

I need it to watch UK television. The fun part is when you have to give a UK post-code to the TV station. For a long time I gave the post-code of Buckingham Palace, then the BBC themselves at Portland Place. Now for some reason I am in Bovington Camp or The Savoy Hotel, depending on my whim.

So if all these the only one that beats any other elegance to me is probably 3, though I’m not too bothered about that either. However, won’t the government be able to find out my browsing history from my service provider anyway if they were so inclined, or does a VPN hide the history from them too?

So if all these the only one that beats any other elegance to me is probably 3, though I’m not too bothered about that either. However, won’t the government be able to find out my browsing history from my service provider anyway if they were so inclined, or does a VPN hide the history from them too?

So if all these the only one that beats any other elegance to me is probably 3, though I’m not too bothered about that either. However, won’t the government be able to find out my browsing history from my service provider anyway if they were so inclined, or does a VPN hide the history from them too?

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The vpn encrypts all the traffic between your device and the provider, so the isp cannot are any of it. The theory goes that the vpn provider doesn’t hold any logs, so your traffic is untraceable.

How well this stands up depends upon how naughty you are being.

Eg a student at harvard was tracked down after he made bomb threats over tor, which is a lot more secure than a vpn.